Yula 20 Year Old (Douglas Laing) 52.6 %

A limited edition 20 year old blended malt Scotch whisky from popular independent bottlers’ Douglas Laing. Yula takes it’s name from the Norse goddess who’s presence are destined to be on Islay. The whisky is made up of Islay and Island malts at least 20 years old. Just 900 bottles were produced in the first release of what will be a trilogy.

Price: £107.00 (£89.17 ex VAT)

One Per Customer Only

The Whisky Shop Japanese Whisky Gift Box

A 70cl bottle of Yamazaki Distillers Reserve with an ice sphere mould. In Japan ice is almost as important as the whisky itself. Traditionally, perfect ice spheres were hand carved so that the ice would roll around the glass. We have found an easier to replicate this. The ice sphere mould can be filled with water and kept in the freezer for when a traditional Japanese moment comes on!

The Yamazaki Distiller’s Reserve is a wonderful balanced whisky. Full of soft, fresh fruits and Mizunara (Japanese Oak) aromas, this is a classic example of Japan’s number one whisky.

£85 Click to buy

The Whisky Shop ‘Tour of Scotland’ miniatures pack

Your chance to taste a whisky from every major whisky region in Scotland. Perfect for appreciating the vastly different characteristics of whisky distilled in Speyside compared to one distilled in Islay. We have it all for you in one stylish presentation box.

In the box: Old Pulteney 12 year old: Auchentoshan 12 year old: BenRiach 12 year old: Ardbeg 10 year old:

£35 Click here to buy

Glendronach 2003 Whisky Shop Exclusive

Winner of the prestigious Liquid Gold award in the latest Jim Murray Whisky Bible – scoring 94.5 points:

Limited to only 625 bottles this Glendronach 11 year old has been matured in a Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon. It was distilled in January 2003 and bottled in November 2014 from cask number 3568.

Jim Murray: A little maple syrup and butterscotch tries to equal the spices; helped by a superb, entirely sulphur free butt, this malt is as clean as it rich as it is memorable as it is excellent. 53.3%. 625 bottles.

Find out the full review by clicking here: £60 Click to buy

Glenfarclas 1994 Whisky Shop Exclusive

Winner of the coveted Liquid Gold award in the 2016 Jim Murray Whisky Bible – scoring an impressive 95.5 points:

Bottled exclusively for The Whisky Shop and limited to only 1200 bottles. Bottled at 43% volume.

Jim Murray: Very close in character and quality to the distillery’s latest official 1994 release. Which means it’s not far off God’s gift to present day sherried malt whisky…

Find out more about this award winning whisky and how to order some bottles by clicking here:

£84 Click here to buy

Cutty Sark Tam O’Shanter 25 year old

A 25 year old Blended Scotch Whisky from Cutty Sark, named in honour of the poem and character Tam O’Shanter, created by famous Scots Poet, Robert Burns. The whisky comes in a traditional wooden box decorated with scenes of the horrors encountered in the Poem. It is also accompanied by a book featuring the full text of the poem, and complemented by a selection of art illustrations by Alexander Goudie. This whisky was released to celebrate Burns Night 2012, and is limited to only 5,000 bottles.

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CHRISTMAS PARCEL PREVIEW: HEAVENLY PEATY TRIO

Next week sees the launch of our December Outturn; a stocking-full of indulgent and extravagant casks, packaged up in ready-to-go Christmas Parcels. All tastes will be catered for on First Friday, but today’s sneak preview is about peat, peat and – yes, you guessed it – peat! This tasty trio has the kind of ‘grab you by the goulies’ peaty goodness that is sure to send our Islay lovers to a heavenly place. And did we mention we’re releasing a wee drop of the 33.132, all on its own? So, if you’re a fan, beat the rush and snap one up now before they go right up in smoke…

Heavenly Peaty Trio

£269

33.132 Beauty and the Beast

Honey glazed chicken breasts, smoky bacon and a Bavarian smoked beer to start with and surprisingly, nevertheless very pleasant, explosion of chilli smoke in the mouth. Diluted, slightly singed wellies appeared and the flavour on the palate had a ‘gamey’ texture.

Flavour: Peated
Age: 8 years
Cask: Second fill ex-sherry butt

Only 60* preview bottles available to buy individually
on the phone from 9am Fri 27 Nov
(0131 555 2929) or in both Edinburgh venues from 11am – 1 bottle per member.

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29.171 Essence of Islay

Essence of Islay! The nose carries peat smoke, TCP, carbolic. Seaweed, bog myrtle and barbecue-smoked mackerel. The palate has elemental peat-reek and ash, balanced by deep savoury notes of roasted meats and buttery corn cobs, joyful sweetness and berry fruit surprises.

Flavour: Peated
Age: 20 years
Cask: Refill ex-bourbon barrel

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10.84 Grabs you by the goulies!

Crisp green nettle and wasabi with gin and tonic freshness. Warm crab meat, barbecued swordfish and peppered steak. A sunny deck with seafood and sourdough. Spray misted hessian rope. Grubby engine room and oily grills, then sea pinks and sphagnum moss.

Flavour: Peated
Age: 10 years
Cask: Refill ex-bourbon barrel

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Glenlivet 20 Year Old 1995 Signatory

Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky

 

True whiskey lover’s dream becomes reality. Experience your beloved drink straight from the barrel.

What do men and true whiskey lover’s dream of? – Drinking the purest whiskey from an old cask.

London, UK, Nov. 18, 2015 – ZOOTY design workshop has just launched their new product on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. OKA – handcrafted wooden whiskey tumbler that brings a completely new way of experiencing your whiskey. Charred oak enhances all the flavors whiskey already has and reveals new ones.

Drinking whiskey from this charred oak tumbler is like drinking cask strength whiskey out of a 25 year old oak barrel stacked deep in a cold dark aging cellar. It’s what men and true whiskey lovers dream of. This wooden tumbler doesn’t replace your glass tumbler. Glass tumblers are pretty. But when you’re done feeling pretty, a mouthful of whiskey sipped from your wooden tumbler reminds you of the man that you are after a long day of doing the hard things in life a man does. The sense of the wood, the scent of the char, they speak to your soul. The soul of a man.

“Men drink whiskey because they like the taste,” said Kristopher K., COO of ZOOTY design workshop. “Our goal was to create experience that’s the closest possible to drinking straight from a cask by enhancing all those sweet, toasty and spicy aromas.”

When tasting whiskey from OKA tumbler you will notice that the scent is much softer and more pleasant compared to a glass tumbler. It is because charred oak interior absorbs part of strong alcohol aroma therefore allowing to feel the true characteristics of whiskey.

“Our tumbler is not meant for aging your whiskey,” said Toms Liepkalns, CEO of ZOOTY design workshop. “It is meant to flavor your drink instantly.” When relatively small amount of whiskey interacts with a large surface area of charred oak the results are incredible. All the flavours are increasing rapidly.

Round shaped bottom fits very comfortable in hand while the narrow top provides the best tasting experience. OKA not only flavors your whiskey but prevents it from warming as well.

This new product is available now on Kickstarter.

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK TO READ THE PUBLISHED ARTICLE HERE

CONTACT:

Mr Toms Liepkalns

5a Kenninghall road, London E5 8BS, UK

Email: liepkalns.toms@gmail.com

Tel.: +44 745 304 2222

Glenfarclas 15yo 46%

Gift Pack with 2 miniatures, 1 each of 21yo & 25yo. (miniatures worth £25 for the both)

Limited availability

What’s not to like?

Colour: A rich golden amber. Nose: Complex, sherried, deliciously peated, light butterscotch aromas, with a hint of dried fruit. Flavour: Full bodied with super balance of sherried sweetness, malty tones and peaty flavours. Finish: Long lasting, gloriously sherried, sweet, gently smoky, and distinguished.

Comment: “With greater complexity than our younger whiskies, this is a great whisky drinker’s whisky. We bottle this at 46% simply because my grandfather preferred it at this strength. It’s still a family favourite.”

£50

T.B.Watson Ltd. 11/17 English Street. Dumfries, ScotlandDG1 2BU. United Kingdom

Cask No. 37.60                       $220        

Oranges, spices and London honey

Speyside, Spey

Eastern scents of vintage herbal teas, jasmine and Chinese five-spice were first to appear on the nose; then an old polished bookcase surfaced with light earthy notes and steady hints of orange – Jaffa Cakes and Seville orange rind. To taste there was London honey, raw brown sugar and cigarette tobacco, with green stems giving a bitter finish. With water the nose delivered lightly perfumed hand soap and Yop drinking yogurt but with a sidekick of chilli spice and red pepper. The palate offered apricot tart and a balance of citrus and sweet notes – lemon barley sugar, burnt orange, toffee and cake mix. Sweet and spicy on the finish.

Drinking tip: A half-time orange for spectators

Colour: Lunar Lander foil

Cask: Refill hogshead

Age: 29 years

April 1985

Alcohol: 52.4%

USA allocation: 120 bottles

Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet 

Cask No. 72.45                               $270

‘Two + Two = Five’

Speyside, Lossie

The variety of aromas is well worth exploring; rich sweet East India Sherry, peanut butter fudge, raisins, sultanas, currants but at the same time mangos, lychees and carambola as well as fennel, coriander and cinnamon. To drink neat ‘it goes down a treat’; a chocolate summer fruit pudding, waxy honeycomb, peach cranachan and spicy lemongrass tofu. A drop of water and aromas of fresh pine needles surprise before fresh oranges slices with honey and cinnamon arrived and the taste was now as smooth as silk like a banana macadamia coconut cream pie. The whole was greater than the sum of its parts.

Drinking tip: When feeling philosophical

Colour: Polished copper

Cask: Refill hogshead

Age: 32 years

Date distilled: November 1982

Alcohol: 52.2%

USA allocation: 90 bottles

Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow

Cask No. 36.86                               $185

A celebration of life

Speyside, Spey

Immediately bright and attractive, this sample just got better and better – soft candies, toffee, vanilla, strawberry Nesquik and flowers were joined by orange peel, lemon sherbet, coconut and pineapple, resulting in a pina colada-like celebration of life. On the palate, coconut, tobacco and pepper underlay exotic fruits (pineapple, monstera, papaya, orange peel, peach) and smooth, enticing, perfumed sweetness (vanilla panacotta, Turkish Delight, jasmine). Water refined the nose further (orange blossom, hint of mint, parma violets). On the reduced palate, darker shades developed – gingerbread, toasted coconut, light smoke – these, along with the perfumed, bitter fruit nicely balanced the unctuously sweet top-notes.

Drinking tip: Fresh and dry enough for an aperitif, but deserves to be a celebration dram – celebrating anything at all.

Colour: Autumn sunshine

Cask: Second-fill hogshead

Age: 23 years

Date distilled: October 1991

Alcohol: 51.0%

USA allocation: 90 bottles

Flavour profile: Sweet, fruity & mellow

Cask No. 1.189                       $175                

High on the hills with a lonely goatherd….

Speyside, Spey

Yodelay, woohoo! Maria gathered goodies for a hillside picnic with ripe tropical fruits: guava, peach and mango all melded together as rumtopf. She packed crystalline ginger, cranberries and vanilla toffee fudge with flasks of Calypso coffee and cherry punch. One panelist described the taste ‘very jammy’ with cherry ice cream. Another described it as Austrian germknödel (steamed dumplings) filled with plum or damson powidl  – either way truly scrumptious! Water teased out cinnamon buns and then juicy blackcurrant, licorice and maple syrup. Our bakery flavours became more exotic with cassia, anise, incense and hot chocolate sprinkled with paprika. Marvelous Maria!

Drinking tip: For a heart warming singalong

Colour: Yellow cats eye

Cask: Refill hogshead

Age: 21 years

Date distilled: May 1993

Alcohol: 54.3%

USA allocation: 90 bottles

Flavour profile: Spicy & sweet

Cask No. 4.207                               $160

Fulsome sweetness – quietly brooding peat

Highland, Island

The nose was rich, full-bodied and well-integrated – puff candy, treacle sponge, Madeira honey cake, toasted marshmallows and salted caramel – indeed the salt took some of us to a storm-lashed beach. The palate enjoyed a profitable tension between fulsome sweetness and gentle peat-smoke – Moffat toffees, malt extract, spice cupboards and vanilla, with ashtrays, salty tang and leather (horse-riding on the beach?). The reduced nose gave us old sea-chests, medicine cabinets, honey, raisins and quietly brooding peat. The palate now had Fisherman’s Friends, firework casings, salty chip-shop wrappers and a lady’s handbag. We all liked it, but some of us loved it.

Drinking tip: For a cold winter’s evening, by a fire of peats or logs.

Colour: North Berwick beach sand

Cask: Refill hogshead

Age: 19 years

Date distilled: November 1995

Alcohol: 54.6%

USA allocation: 114 bottles

Flavour profile: Oily & coastal

Please visit the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America at www.smwsa.com 

OUT OF THIS WHISKY WORLD FINAL RELEASE AUTHENTIC COLLECTION NOVEMBER 2015

The final release of the season is now available to buy on-line with an amazing final release from across Scotland.

The truly amazing big peaty islay’s include Laphroaig & Bowmore, The Laphroaig is everything you would expect with TCP, The Bowmore is a rather special one with a rather complex range of tastes and aromas. Another standout dram is the new Springbank 14 year old well worth a look at the tasting notes for that little beast of a dram not what you would expect from Springbank as a more notable smoke and peat profile arrives with a bang.

We also have a really stunning Macallan this season that will be highly prised by those who manage to grab a bottle before it vanishes all too quickly, then we head off to the Lowlands for another amazing Littlemill (I did tell those who came into the shop seeking the small batch 24y/o not to worry we have another one due out soon!

So you might think that will be it from Cadenhead’s newsletters this year! Sorry folks we have another due out in December with the a list of the top drams still available from this years releases that you might have missed.

Plus news of a rather special new season in the tasting room as we move the tastings forward towards our London stores 21st anniversary and the 175th anniversary of WM Cadenhead’s in 2017(NOW WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?)

If you need any further information about the new season stocks email steve@whiskytastingroom.com I will do my best to get back to you when I have a few moments free.

BOWMORE Distillery 2000 15y/o 58.4%
NOSE: The nose starts off with a sweet vanilla note, some fruits in syrup like pears. Then in comes the coastal notes with the addition of oak smoked fish methanol and eucalyptus. (Yes very Islay)
PALATE: The fantastic balance of this dram is the first thing you will notice as smoke and fruits mingle together, more smoke than peat notes and again very rich and sweet fruits, burnt embers arrive to be counter balanced by melted marshmallows.
FINISH: The finish arrives with some dry smokiness then cedar wood and a final flourish of fruitiness with pineapple syrup. (Most enjoyable indeed)

Laphroaig Distillery 1998 17y/o 56.2%
1 bottle per customer we cannot honour orders above 1 bottle ONLY 192 Bottles in the world
Nose: Raspberry jam; walnuts and shredded wheat. Some iodine is noticeable with kiwis and honey and a hint of smoke spice like aromas.
Taste: Maritime, medicinal and peppery. Very salty and briny with hints of oily fish and salt water taffy.
Finish: Full bodied. Dried almonds, hints of TCP and coconut water. If you like Islay malts then you have everything you would ever want in this dram.

Littlemill Distillery 1991 24y/o 50.8%
1 bottle per customer we cannot honour orders above 1 bottle
Nose: Sweet with juicy vanilla notes. Oily and grassy with lemon sherbet and hints of boiled sweets.
Taste: Full bodied with lots of tangerines, egg whites and vanilla toffee.
Finish: Orangey with white chocolate. Soft woodiness in the finish.

Macallan-Glenlivet Distillery 1989 26y/o 49.6%
Nose: Intense orange, floral and sherbet.
Taste: Slightly musty. Some aniseed with faint grassy notes. Pencil
shavings and lemon and lime.
Finish: Crepe mix, lots of orange zest and quite oily. Raspberries and cream.

Springbank Distillery 2000 14y/o 49% ex New Zealand whisky cask
A very very rare single cask bottling under the Cadenhead’s Authentic collection range. Only 234 Bottles in the world
Nose: Lemon drizzle cake; lemon curd; lemon sponge cake. Gorse and very faint smoke in the background. Home made shortbread.
Taste: Oily and grassy; fishing nets, honeycomb and rock pools. Oak smoked Bavarian cheese.
Finish: Peaty embers with smoked brie and mango chutney.

Keep an eye on the January Tasting Room events, slots are selling quickly for the start of 2016 with all of the 2015 spaces now gone. February to late March tastings will be on-line soon.

All the best
Stephen W

Cadenhead’s Whisky Shop & Tasting Room. www.whiskytastingroom.com
London W1U 7QF 2017 935 6999

It’s here! For once in our lifetime a whisky that takes home the title “whisky of the year” is in stock, affordable, and available for anyone looking to try it! As if those aspects weren’t refreshing enough, Jim Murray’s award for 2016 also looks to shine a light on Canadian whisky–an underappreciated genre that perhaps gets lost in the madness of the current single malt and Bourbon shuffle.

Speaking about the award, Murray said: “Last year people were shocked when I gave Yamazaki the award – until they tasted it. Then they saw it was not the affront to Scotch they first thought and something truly extraordinary.This year, doubtless there will be many more eyebrows raised because rarely is Canada mentioned when it come to the world’s top whiskies. But, again, I have no doubt people finding the bottling I tasted will be blown away with this whisky’s uncompromising and unique beauty. It certainly puts the rye into Canadian rye.”

Your eyes do not deceive you! The 2016 whisky of the year is here, in stock, and it’s only twenty five bucks.

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye Whiskey 750ml ($25.99)

NOTE: CARDBOARD CROWN ROYAL BOXES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPPING ORDERS. ONLY THE BOTTLE ITSELF WILL SHIP. Rated whisky of the year by Jim Murray for 2016, the inexpensive. under-the-radar delight from Crown Royal is sure to catch a number of whisky aficionados off guard. Giving it 97.5 out of 100 points, Murray writes: “Rye, that most eloquent of grains, not just turning up to charm and enthrall, but to also take us through a routine which reaches new heights of beauty and complexity. To say this is a masterpiece is barely doing it justice. I have no doubt people finding the bottling I tasted will be blown away with this whisky’s uncompromising and unique beauty.”

K&L Wine Merchants http://www.klwines.com/

Phone: 877-KLWines (toll free 877-559-4637) Email: wine@klwines.com

San Francisco, Redwood City, Hollywood CA

The Glenturret Sherry Edition

The Glenturret Sherry Edition, part of the new Glenturret Core Range, has been matured in both Spanish & American oak sherry seasoned casks and delivers a sweet spiciness with a soft oak background. Want to know more?  Here’s Lucy with her Sherry Edition tasting video. Enjoy!

Available to buy online and in store now!